Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2019

On Friday, a 34-year-old Connecticut man received a whopping 10-year prison sentence for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a number of hospitals in 2014. Kaye ultimately received a suspended sentence for the attack in Germany, and was sent back to the U.K. to face charges there.

DDOS 194

DDOS Internet Internet Spyware 194

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

Phishing 100

Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 100

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Spyware 92

Spyware Hacking Advertising Antivirus 92

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale.

Computers and Electronics 59

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 59

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Twitter account of Scotland Yard hacked and posted bizarre messages. WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. Android Spyware Monokle, developed by Russian defense contractor, used in targeted attacks. Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen. Pierluigi Paganini.

Antivirus 56

Antivirus Spyware Advertising Hacking 56

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. The DDoS attack is part of a political activist movement against the church called “Project Chanology.”

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. As you can see in the example below, in 2014 some threat actors preferred internet relay chats (IRCs) to organize DDoS attacks.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52